The Price of Progress
by The Hold Steady
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  1. Lajaleaa
    May 16, 2023
    7
    I have to say, I'm not against this verbal rave or musical oratory, but, in a way, the songs sound a little better when the band lets the music speak for itself too. In any way, this might be the best of the lat three projects, simply because it does seem that they are slowly improving their musical narrative without letting go their lyrical fervor. Hopefully they keep it up, so they don'tI have to say, I'm not against this verbal rave or musical oratory, but, in a way, the songs sound a little better when the band lets the music speak for itself too. In any way, this might be the best of the lat three projects, simply because it does seem that they are slowly improving their musical narrative without letting go their lyrical fervor. Hopefully they keep it up, so they don't become a band heavy to admire or remember.… Collapse

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79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 12
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  1. The Line of Best Fit
    Apr 10, 2023
    80
    The ten deft and devastating songs soundtracking this latest instalment flash by in a blur. It’s around the third play that things start falling into place.
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  2. Classic Rock Magazine
    Apr 4, 2023
    70
    Delving deeper into funk groove and psych textures, this expansive ninth record pays a flying visit to such old haunts, to find its hedonistic crowd now wracked with late-capitalist economic woes and struggling to stay rock'n'roll post-rehab. [May 2023, p.78]
  3. Pitchfork
    Apr 3, 2023
    76
    Despite some murky production by Josh Kaufman of the Fruit Bats and Bonny Light Horseman, the Hold Steady turn these songs into weird, vivid snapshots.
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